The 27-year-old woman was crossing the bridge heading towards Burns Park on January 15 at around 7.15pm when two youths approached her from behind and demanded her handbag.

One of the men then struck the woman on her right side before the two of them ran off.

The woman did not require medical attention but was left “extremely shaken” .

Detectives are still continuing enquiries. The first suspect is described as white, 17-18 years of age, between 5 ft 4 and 5 ft 5in. He was wearing a white hooded top, blue jeans and white Nike trainers.

The second suspect was white, 17-18 years of age, around 5 ft 7 in and was wearing a dark coloured hooded top and blue jeans.